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Trump needs love: Deepak Chopra's 2018 Jimmy Fallon remarks go viral

Trump needs love: Deepak Chopra's 2018 Jimmy Fallon remarks go viral

India Today09-08-2025
Back in 2018, when Donald Trump was in his first stint as US president, wellness guru Deepak Chopra had a prescription for the man in the Oval Office, which rings true even today. It wasn't a new economic policy or a foreign affairs strategy. It was a healing hug and call for love.'Trump needs love. Trump needs healing,' Chopra had told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in July 2018, describing the President's 'very wounded' inner child. 'He is constantly looking for validation He was probably not good enough when he was a child. So, he always wants to be the best. "'I am the best. I am the best. And if you do not agree with me, then you are fake news.'' advertisementAt the time, the remark was a lighthearted jab wrapped in Chopra's familiar holistic philosophy. But seven years later, as Trump celebrates 200 days in office in his second term with a tough tariff regime that's upending global markets, the clip has gone viral again — and feels oddly relevant.
'You don't need to break him down. He needs love,' Chopra told Fallon in 2018. 'If the whole country got together and said, 'Donny, we love you,' he'd cool down.'Today, instead of cooling down, Trump is turning up the heat. His administration's latest tariff hikes — targeting allies and rivals alike — are part of a hardline trade policy that's shifting the world order and straining relationships with key partners like India. The same president Chopra once described as 'inflamed' is now inflaming global trade tensions.'Chronic inflammation is a risk factor for everything from Alzheimer's disease to cardiovascular disease to autoimmune disease,' Chopra warned on the show. 'He needs a little healing. He needs love, empathy, compassion, joy.'The uncanny "that-day-this-time" advice has put the social media platforms on fire. As Trump doubles down on tariffs, some on social media are joking that Chopra's week-long meditation retreat offer should be reissued — before the global economy hurtles towards its own healing session.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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